Holistic pediatric Sleep Coach, Baby Listening™ & Positive Parenting Instructor, wife & owner of babesofbliss.org and parent who’s been where you are right now.
If you’re exhausted, overwhelmed or confused by conflicting sleep advice, you’re in the right place! I help families find calm, confident rest through evidence-informed guidance rooted in biology, attachment and your baby’s own rhythms.
During the two years my husband and I tried to start our family, I spent much of my free time immersed in research. Scientific reports, respected authors and the most credible literature available on infant sleep was my thing! At the time, my motivation was deeply personal. I was afraid of losing myself in the fog of chronic sleep deprivation and I wanted to feel prepared with knowledge that would allow our family to rest well as early as possible after birth.
What began as self-protection quickly became something else. As I studied infant sleep more closely, I realized how profoundly under-supported parents are. I saw this was not because we aren’t trying hard enough in the realm of sleep, what became apparent was that most of us are never taught how babies are biologically designed to sleep or how to support this developmental transition in a way that feels sustainable and human.
My education unfolded unconventionally. I began with an intensive self-directed learning phase before pursuing formal certifications. Early on, I trained under two UK-based pediatric sleep trainers with over 30 years of combined experience. Through this work, I saw firsthand what research describes as “learned sleep behavior” and I became highly skilled at identifying the emotional, environmental and physiological imbalances that interfere with sleep, alongside scheduling, feeding, developmental timing and the psychology behind infant and child sleep.(Sorry that was a bit of a mouthful!)
I also learned that most widely taught approaches rely on variations of Cry It Out. While these methods can produce fast results, one thing became immediately clear to me:
A teaching model that requires leaving a baby (my baby!) alone to cry themselves to sleep did not align with our family, my emotional values or how I wanted to support my child’s nervous system.
It was then that I saw a significant gap in the sleep space. Respectful, relationship-centered guidance existed but it was difficult to find, poorly explained or dismissed altogether. Parents were being forced to choose between exhaustion and approaches that didn’t feel right.
I chose to become part of the solution and looking at this holistically.
I began applying everything I had learned in the most honest way possible by working with my most challenging client and greatest teacher: My 8 week old son.
From birth, I applied everything I had studied. I guided not by rigid times, but by my son’s language and nature’s timing. Rather than “teaching” sleep, I focused on understanding how sleep emerges when a baby feels safe, supported and developmentally ready.
He became both my greatest teacher and the inspiration behind Babes Of Bliss, which I launched shortly thereafter.
Being deeply science-minded, I have continued to build on my experience since launching in early 2015 by staying current with peer-reviewed research in infant sleep, child development and family emotional wellness.
My work has always lived at the intersection of evidence and empathy.
I am a Certified Holistic Sleep Coach (OCN London Level 6, the highest accreditation available through the UK’s largest vocational awarding body which is equivalent to a university degree), with additional studies in Early Childhood Education. I am also a Baby Language™ (Baby Listening™) Instructor and Positive Parenting Educator, certified through the DBL Institute in Sydney, Australia. More info here
I believe the most effective sleep support marries science with emotionally supportive parenting principles.
Above all, my work aligns with the body’s natural rhythms—rhythms driven by hormones and neurological development that emerge at specific stages in early life. When sleep hormones naturally come online, parents don’t need to “train” sleep. What’s needed instead is understanding: how the human body learns to sleep, and how parents can support that process without working against biology.
It is my wish that through this shift in awareness, you not only begin to see sleep as something beautiful and intelligent, but that you feel the difference in your own body when rest returns to your life.
I specialize in family discovery and supporting emotional connection to welcome sleep.
Since 2018, my BABY LISTENING™ CLASSES allow me to support families from birth by teaching parents how to decode their newborn’s natural communication and rhythms. Learning this “language” early helps prevent misaligned approaches to sleep, feeding and emotional development from taking root later.
For families who did not practice Baby Listening™ from birth and who need additional support following the four-month developmental transition and beyond, my HOLISTIC SLEEP COACHING PACKAGES provide gentle guidance. At these stages, some un-teaching and re-teaching may be needed and emotions can be high for both baby and parent. What makes early BABY LISTENING™ so powerful is that it gives babies a way to continue communicating and being understood through developmental transitions up to twelve months of age and beyond.
“It’s amazing by the way that Ethan still uses the Baby Language™. I don’t hear it as pronounced like before but he still does it. I don’t know how I could’ve done the sleep coaching if I didn’t know the baby language. It helps a lot!”
Mama & Baby Listening™ graduate Jocelyn T. and her 6 month old baby.
Whether you are a Baby Listening™ graduate family or not, I always approach sleep challenges as unique.
I am deeply passionate about helping parents learn to listen to and decode their baby’s innate ability to communicate from birth when teaching BABY LISTENING™. and equally passionate about supporting older babies as they find their rhythm and return to balance so the whole family can rest again.
In all of my work, I give families the tools to navigate the often confusing early stages of sleep, feeding, behavior and development with clarity and confidence.
When I receive FEEDBACK from clients, especially the stories of mothers who feel empowered rather than instructed, it reinforces why this work matters. Not just for parents but for babies too!
When I began this work, sleep support rooted in biology and emotional connection was far from mainstream. The prevailing belief in many communities was that frequent night waking was simply something families had to endure for years, with little guidance beyond “wait it out” or “push through.”
At the time, there was limited access to clear, respectful education that helped parents understand why babies wake, when sleep is ready to shift, and how to support that transition without working against their instincts or their baby’s nervous system.
I chose to step into that gap.
In early 2015, I began offering guidance to parents who were seeking something different. Support that honored both science and relationship without fear-based tactics or one-size-fits-all methods.
I took a leap of faith back in early 2015 by offering my guidance to help parents parent through their baby’s sleep needs. What I didn’t anticipate was how many families would resonate with this approach or the PRESS COVERAGE, or how many parents I supported would later go on to share similar philosophies in their own work.
“Why would anyone need help with their child’s sleep when we have nanny’s and family?” I would get asked before launching…
That ripple effect remains one of the most meaningful aspects of this journey for me.
I wanted to be the change and help others so much that I went ahead with things none the less.
My practice grew faster than I ever expected and I found myself juggling life as a first-time mother while supporting families who were deeply hungry for guidance that was nervous system aligned.
What I was witnessing again and again was not a lack of effort or love from parents, it was a lack of frameworks that honored both infant biology and parental intuition. Families needed context, timing and permission to trust themselves while being supported by evidence.
As demand grew, so did the responsibility I felt to refine my work. I continued to deepen my studies, integrate emerging research and listen closely to the lived experiences of the families I supported. Over time, patterns became clear:
Sleep improved most reliably when parents felt regulated, babies felt safe and guidance worked with developmental rhythms rather than against them.
Knowing that I had successfully and respectfully guided my own baby to be sleeping 12 hour nights at the age of 10 weeks, allows me to be 100% on top of every stage of development in sleep support with your baby.
I help parents from a place of personal experience and long-term successes instead of only textbook based practices.
This is how my work evolved from offering sleep support into facilitating family discovery and helping parents decode what their baby is communicating, understand what is developmentally appropriate and respond in ways that build trust instead of compliance.
What began as one-to-one support organically expanded into education, mentorship and systems that other practitioners would later adopt.
While methods and terminology have changed over the years, the foundation of my work has remained the same:
Sleep is not something we force, it’s something we allow to emerge when the conditions are right.
Many sleep training methods parents turn too out of desperation are being grossly misused, misunderstood & tested by parents in the hopes that it will result in long term, healthy sleep habits for their baby.
Whether it be from sleep training books that resulted in parents feeling completely overwhelmed and confused or even families having worked with a baby sleep trainer who left them hanging after the guidance didn’t ‘fix the problem’ (or worse, left their baby’s sleep in worse shape than before they began), there’s a lot of bad practices out there that can be rebalanced.
Today, I support families around the world who are seeking a calmer, more connected path through infant and child sleep. One that respects biology, honors emotions (means yes your baby may still cry) and leaves parents feeling more confident.
By NOT practice mainstream sleep training methods!
Common sleep training methods have their foundations in Cry-It-Out methods such as:
These sleep training methods aim to remove your baby’s behavior at sleep time and for some parents, something just doesn’t feel right practicing them. They are indeed unsupportive to learning positive associations with sleep in the long run.
I focus instead on re-balancing family imbalances. This becomes the foundations for good sleep & emotional wellbeing
I specialize in listening to your baby alongside introducing evidence-based sleep science techniques in order to find your baby’s optimal biological rhythms. From here comes their love of sleep.
This journey has not been without disappointments but I’m grateful to have been given the chance to be able to continue to help so many families and so many babies!
More and more young parents want to do things differently from their parents and grandparents when it comes to their baby’s sleep, going up against their cultural norms and challenging their own upbringing and parenting beliefs that have been passed down to them from their own parents.
Parents today want to offer their baby the gift of sleep the way Mother Nature intended.
I love seeing women blossom into confident Mamas and couples grow closer by becoming confident leaders for their little ones!
One caveat: When your baby is speaking to signal sleep with me, this doesn’t mean it’s a quiet affair but I do my best to make sure that it is not a stressful one & that baby is understood by you.
Sometimes we as parents make mistakes, sometimes your baby will end up wailing but this is how we all learn, by turning these mistakes into positive changes for the entire family.
My Promise: I will never let you leave your baby Cry-It-Out alone or suggest you drop your toddler’s nap due to you seeing challenging behaviors.
I continuously meet the most amazing families & love working closely together with each and every one!
Now looking back, I know that young parents today not only need this help but truly want to try a Non-Cry-It-Out method with the help of a sleep coach for to guide them.
Company consultation for working mothers and group consultations are now also part of my practice.
CONTACT ME to begin.
The most comprehensive, training experience available internationally. The most up-to-date, respectful parenting strategies, 360-degree understanding of the factors affecting pediatric sleep, and how to help families with more complex cases.
In order to nurture your baby to sleep, the most important thing that you will need to do is
learn their language & my Baby Listening™, two-part workshop allows you to do just that!
When you sign up for my Baby Listening™Workshop, you will learn how your newborn baby is able to communicate directly with you and is in fact completely talking to you using a very specific language of both body and sound from birth.
Discover 20+ word combinations your baby is born with.
Learn how to strengthen your newborn attachment bonds through need orientated, gentle parenting techniques to lead you into effective sensitive parenting practices.
Psychology foundation course on the role of parents in child development.
Diet, sleep, the nature of learning, screen time, impulse control & behavior genetics.
Understanding parenting on a deeper, scientific & psychological footing allows me to
provide deeper connection support with every family that I work with as well as my own.
Kids yoga incorporates healthy child sleep EQ foundations & emotional wellness through, touch, movement, breath & co-creative play.
